Is this weather normal in Polk County?

Minnesota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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5.6 inches fell in September, the 5th-most for a September in Polk County in 132 years. Polk County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 44°, lows near 27°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Polk County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.5°OctNov: +4.6°NovDec: -5.3°DecJan 2026: -2.2°JanFeb: +6.7°FebMar: +1.2°MarApr: -2.3°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +1.0°JunJul: +5.4°JulAug: +0.2°AugSep: +4.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.5 inOctNov: -0.6 inNovDec: +0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: +0.6 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -2.6 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: +2.9 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Polk County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January16° / -2°0.6 in22.6° 2006-13.1° 1912
February21° / 1°0.6 in27.1° 1998-13.8° 1936
March35° / 16°0.9 in38.8° 20129.4° 1899
April52° / 30°1.4 in50.5° 198730.0° 1950
May67° / 42°2.8 in65.4° 197743.6° 1907
June76° / 53°4.2 in71.6° 198856.9° 1969
July80° / 58°3.6 in78.0° 193661.3° 1992
August79° / 55°2.9 in72.3° 198359.8° 2004
September70° / 46°2.7 in65.4° 202447.9° 1965
October54° / 34°2.1 in55.6° 196332.3° 1917
November36° / 19°0.9 in40.1° 20169.3° 1896
December22° / 6°0.8 in26.9° 2023-2.1° 1927

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Polk County

Crime Radar: East Grand Forks, Crookston

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